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title	Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler Records
repository	Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler
description	Gallery maintains record. Information Source: The AAM Guide to Provenance Research
formats	Business Papers
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record link	https://primo.getty.edu/permalink/f/19q6gmb/GETTY_ALMA21118115910001551
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title	Stock cards
repository	The Getty Research Institute
description	Julius Böhler Munich was founded around 1880. Böhler and Steinmeyer Kunsthandel AG was established in Lucerne around 1920 and ended with the death of Julius Wilhelm Böhler in 1966. Böhler and Steinmeyer, Inc. New York was likely founded shortly after 1920. The firm continues to operate under the name Julius Böhler Kunsthandel AG. The Getty Collection contains photocopies of inventory cards from Julius Böhler Munich, dated 1904-1940, and a handwritten index arranged by artist name, with titles of art works and references to the stock cards.
formats	Business Papers
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record link	http://primo.getty.edu/GRI:GETTY_ALMA21118115910001551
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title	John N. Ringling Records of Julius Böhler
repository	The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library
description	The John N. Ringling Records of Julius W. Böhler (1925–1948) document Böhler’s role as art dealer, advisor, and confidant to John Ringling. The bulk of the records (1926–1930) focus on Ringling’s acquisition of fine art and antiquities, detailing purchases, sale negotiations, conservation, and logistics. From 1929–1931, materials address the opening of Ringling’s museum, including draft catalog descriptions and artist biographies. Later correspondence (1930–1936) covers the sale of two artworks and minimal exchanges with Ringling’s estate. In 1947, Böhler was invited to Sarasota to assess the museum’s condition and advise on a collection catalog, documented through reports and correspondence. His 1948 essay reflects on his collaboration with Ringling in building the museum and assembling the collection.
extent	21 boxes
formats	Manuscript
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finding aid	Unpublished finding aid available at repository.
acquisition information	The John N. Ringling Records of Julius W. Böhler were donated to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art by Dr. Julius G. Böhler of Munich, Germany, the grandson of Julius W. Böhler. They were accepted by the Museum Archives on 20 October 1995
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